It took Australia only 48 minutes on the fourth day to wrap up New Zealand's final four wickets and claim a 149-run win in the first Test at the Gabba. Mitchell Johnson finished with his first five-wicket haul in Tests and Stuart Clark ended up with four
Daniel Vettori will look for a magic cure to New Zealand's traditionalbatting woes before Friday's second Test as they attempt the difficulttask of levelling the series in Adelaide
A match that began with the pitch bringing the teams together on the firsttwo days ended by showing the gulf between them
In the past ten years Australian teams have almost picked themselves, butas Ricky Ponting realises the damage caused by the loss of a clutch ofgreats he is changing his outlook and adopting a more flexible approach toselection
Simon Katich became the first Australian to carry his bat in a Test for more than a decade and set Australia on the path towards victory at the Gabba
Chris Martin, the New Zealand fast bowler, still held out hope of a "little miracle" despite his side losing six second-innings wickets
A year ago Simon Katich, 33, was unlikely to play another Test,but now he is the present and future of the top of the order
The Plays of the day for the third day of the first Test between Australia and New Zealand in Brisbane
Simon Katich was the main man standing between New Zealand and a gettable fourth-innings chase at the Gabba, where 16 wickets tumbled on an eventful second day
The No. 6 Daniel Flynn has said it is time for New Zealand's top six batsmen to prove they deserve their spots as they prepare for a difficult chase
The Plays of the day for the second day of the first Test between Australia and New Zealand in Brisbane
Brad Haddin has struggled behind the stumps in Australia's recent Tests, but he still has the support of Ian Healy and Adam Gilchris
For two days the batsmen have made a pitch that has been testing look like a disaster area by playing, missing, edging and complaining
Australia's batting deficiencies with the moving ball have not been erasedby their return home from India. While the swing and seam was expected andthe Gabba pitch was tricky, the batsmen's thoughts were cluttered andtheir shot selection scrambled
If Australia were expecting an easy follow-up to their tough tour of India, their hopes were dashed by Tim Southee within 40 minutes at the Gabba
The swing bowler Tim Southee still lives at home on a farm with his family in Northland, but if he keeps performing like this it might soon be the only place he can hide
Plays of the day for the first day of the first Test between Australia and New Zealand in Brisbane
Australia have been fined for the second game in a row by the match referee Chris Broad
The manager of the Brisbane hotel where Andrew Symonds was involved in an altercation with a patron on Sunday night has said Symonds was being harassed by the man and did nothing wrong
The New Zealand coach John Bracewell has no plans to alter his "starstruck" batting order for the second Test against Australia
Cricket Australia is investigating an incident surrounding Andrew Symonds after he was involved in a confrontation with a patron in a Brisbane hotel on Sunday night
Match home for Australia v New Zealand, 1st Test, Brisbane, November 20-24, 2008
At 37, Matthew Hayden knows this might be his last Test on his home ground in Brisbane, but he is refusing to outline an exit strategy
Daniel Vettori, the New Zealand captain, has told his batsmen they must produce a first-innings total of at least 300 to compete with Australia
